ARTIST: Emlen Pope Etting Jr (Pennsylvania, French, 1905 - 1993)
TITLE: Taxco Boy (titled on verso)
YEAR: 1934
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Some scratches/paint losses. Some scattered minor inpaintings. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm
FRAME SIZE: 17 x 13 inches / 43 x 33 cm
SIGNATURE: upper left and on verso
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office.
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer
SKU#: 150332
US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance.

BIOGRAPHY:
Emlen Etting was a painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and member of Philadelphia's elite Main Line Society. He attended schools in Lausanne, Switzerland, and St. George's in Newport, Rhode Island. After graduating from Harvard in 1928, he studied with the artist Andre Lhote in Paris. During World War II, Etting served in the psychological warfare division of the Office of War Information. He was present at the liberation of Paris and he collaborated with Orson Welles to record the event.Emlen Pope Etting Jr. was born to Florence Lucas Etting and Emlen Pope Etting Sr., a failed stockbroker, in 1905. Both Emlen's mother and aunt were proud members of Philadelphia's Main Line society.